{"id":52120,"date":"2023-06-21T06:01:24","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T04:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/?p=52120"},"modified":"2025-06-21T00:37:22","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T22:37:22","slug":"the-complex-start-up-process-of-a-spanish-ef-18m-hornet-fighter-seen-from-very-close","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2023\/06\/21\/the-complex-start-up-process-of-a-spanish-ef-18m-hornet-fighter-seen-from-very-close\/","title":{"rendered":"The complex start up process of a Spanish EF-18M Hornet fighter seen from very close"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Starting up a combat aircraft and putting it into flight is a complex process that requires following very specific steps with no exceptions.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><rel><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2023\/04\/30\/a-spanish-air-force-mechanic-explains-the-red-ribbons-of-remove-before-flight\/\">A Spanish Air Force mechanic explains the red ribbons of 'Remove before flight'<\/a><\/rel><br \/>\n<rel><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2023\/05\/04\/a-video-shows-the-process-of-removing-an-engine-from-a-spanish-ef-18m-hornet-fighter\/\">A video shows the process of removing an engine from a Spanish EF-18M Hornet fighter<\/a><\/rel><\/p>\n<p>This Tuesday, the YouTube channel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@v1aeronautics\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">V1 Aeronautics<\/a> <strong>published an excellent video that shows this process<\/strong>, specifically with one of the EF-18M of the 12th Wing of the Air Force, based in Torrej\u00f3n de Ardoz: the C.15-51 (12-04). <strong>It is one of the best videos that have been published dedicated to these steps prior to takeoff in these Spanish fighters<\/strong>, not only because of the high quality of its image (the plane is seen very closely) but also because of its great sound quality. <strong>Turn up the speakers and enjoy the roar of the two turbofans <\/strong> that make this fantastic fighter fly:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ENCENDIDO DEL EF-18M HORNET DEL ALA 12 - DESDE MUY CERCA!!\" width=\"665\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2WQ3Sx94wvQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Here we can see three screenshots of this video as a preview. <strong>In the first we see the visual examination that the pilot does before each flight<\/strong>, in addition to the checks carried out by the ground personnel. The pilot even checks the inside of the engine nozzles and landing gear compartments, as seen in the video.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52990433460_4f469a6fde_b.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; margin:10px 0 10px 0; border:0px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>One of the most interesting moments of the video: <strong>the pilot putting on and adjusting a Thales Scorpion HMCS type helmet<\/strong>, which is replacing the old HGU-55 helmets of the Spanish EF-18M pilots. If you want to know more about the Scorpion, last year <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gacetaeronautica.com\/gaceta\/wp-101\/?p=44077\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gaceta Aeron\u00e1utica he dedicated an interesting and comprehensive article to it<\/a> (in Spanish).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52989471767_41ee90e088_b.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; margin:10px 0 10px 0; border:0px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>The EF-18M with the in-flight refueling probe deployed<\/strong>, as part of the systems checks that are done before takeoff.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52990207954_2567df6a74_b.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; margin:10px 0 10px 0; border:0px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Congratulations to the author of the video.<\/strong> It is a real gem.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Starting up a combat aircraft and putting it into flight is a complex process that requires following very specific steps with no exceptions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[19536,11546],"tags":[3546,20025,1239,11875,19493],"class_list":["post-52120","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-we-said-yesterday","category-military-aviation","tag-ala-12","tag-hgu-55-helmet","tag-mcdonnell-douglas-ef-18-hornet","tag-spanish-air-force","tag-thales-scorpion-hmcs"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-12 12:00:24","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52120","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52120"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52120\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52120"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52120"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}